Improvement in clothes-driers



A. C. STOWE.- Improvement in Clothes Dri-ers.

NO,125227, PatentedApril2,l87 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANSON G. STOWE, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 125,227, dated April 2,1872 antedated March 21, 1872.

SPECIFICATION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANsoN G.- S'rown, of San J os, county of SantaClara, State of (Jalifornia, have invented an Improved Rack for DryingClothes and I do hereby declare the following description andaccompanying drawing are sufficient to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use mysaid invention or improvements without further invention or experiment.

My invention relates to improvementsin that class of extensible racksfor drying clothes which are hung upon a wall, and are so constructed asto permit of their being partially folded or cramped, when required foruse, so as to throw the main portion out from the wall.

My improvement consists in the employment of ropes or cords forsupporting the parts of the frame in the cramped position when they arebeing used, and in connecting these cords by means of rods, which alsoserve upon which to hang small clothes.

In order to explain my invention more fully, reference is had to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my drier in position. Fig.2shows itextended on the wall.

Fig. 3 is afront view of my drier.

A A represent the side pieces of one-half of the frame, and these piecesare connected by rods 1). O G are also side pieces, which are connectedby the rods d. These two frames are hinged together at one end, so as toform an extensible or folding rackfor dryingclothes. At the upper end ofeach of the side pieces A is a loop or ring, 6, by means of which therack is suspended from a nail in the wall. Now, in order to retain theseconnected frames in the cramped position when the center is thrown outfrom the wall I employ cords, f, which are also secured to the upperends of the side pieces A. At the lower end of these cords is a loop, g,which, when the lower frame is drawn up, can be passed over a pin, h, soas to retain the frames in the cramped or partially folded positionagainst the wall. These cords are further utilized by employing them tosupport other horizontal bars, 1? i, which have their ends secured tothe opposite cords, thus furnishing more clothes room.

By this construction and arrangement the rack is rendered capable ofcontaining a larger number of pieces in the same space than where theframes are simply supported by a bar, thus greatly adding to itsconvenience and value.

When the drier is not needed for use, the loops 9 can be thrown off ofthe pins 71, so as to allow the frame to extend and lie against thewall.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

The cords f, with their horizontal and connecting-rods 'i, incombination with the hinged frames, consisting of the side pieces A andG and rods 1) and d, substantially as and for the purpose abovedescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

ANSON C. STOWE. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

GEO. H. STRONG, A. '1. DEWEY.

